| Plainfield North High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Raymond Epperson |
| Students | 1,849 (2010-2011) [1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 12005 S. 248th Street Plainfield, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Crimson and White |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | Plainfield North High School |
Plainfield North High School, or PNHS, is a four-year public high school located in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, which also includes three other high schools: Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield South High School and Plainfield East High School.[2]
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Plainfield North was the third high school to be built in Plainfield, Illinois. It opened in the beginning of the 2005-06 school year for incoming freshmen and sophomores only. As those classes progressed through and into the high school upperclass grades of juniors and seniors, additional classes were added in their place with the school becoming a full-fledged four year high school for the 2007-08 school year. The first principal was Dr. Peter Pasteris.[3]
Plainfield North High School has had its fair share of scandals. Within the 2010-2011 school year alone, there have been 2 separate incidents involving inappropriate teacher/student relationships. Former Dance Teacher, Ashley Blumenshine was allegedly caught by police having sex with a male 16 year-old student in the parking lot of a Kohl's at around 6:00 p.m. on a school night. She is in the midst of her trial for sexual abuse. [4] Former Athletic director Doug Stevens also resigned after news of a questionable relationship with a former student emerged. [5]
Plainfield North began ACT testing in April 2007 and graduated its first class in 2008 with 512 students. In December 2009 the Illinois Student Assistance Commission announced that Plainfield North had 62 2010-2011 Illinois State Scholars ,[6] in 2010 the school was awarded recognition for the participation-level in ACT-SO(Afro-American Cultural Technological and Scientific Olympics).[7] GreatSchools.Org gave Plainfield North a 9 distinguished GreatSchools rating, one of the few public high schools in Illinois to be so recognized.[8]
Plainfield North competes in the Southwest Prairie Conference and Illinois High School Association, and its mascot is the Tigers. Boys Track, as well as the girl's track team, won conference in their first year with seniors. The girl's team was also undefeated. In the 2007-2008 season, girl's bowling won both conference and sectional titles and advanced to the state competition where they placed 13th. The Plainfield North Boy's Volleyball Team became conference Champions in 2009, and were Regional runners-up in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons.